Weinformedhimofthedifficultieswehadencountered，andhowgladwewerethattheywereallatanendbyatlastreachinghispresence。
Hesignifiedhisownjoy，andadded，“Yourcattleareallbittenbythetsetse，andwillcertainlydie；butnevermind，Ihaveoxen，andwillgiveyouasmanyasyouneed。”We，inourignorance，thenthoughtthatassofewtsetsehadbittenthemnogreatmischiefwouldfollow。
Hethenpresenteduswithanoxandajarofhoneyasfood，andhandedusovertothecareofMahale，whohadheadedthepartytoKolobeng，andwouldnowfainappropriatetohimselfthewholecreditofourcoming。
Preparedskinsofoxen，assoftascloth，weregiventocoverusthroughthenight；and，asnothingcouldbereturnedtothischief，MahalebecametheownerofthemLongbeforeitwasdaySebituanecame，andsittingdownbythefire，whichwaslightedforourbenefitbehindthehedgewherewelay，henarratedthedifficultieshehadhimselfexperienced，whenayoungman，incrossingthatsamedesertwhichwehadmasteredlongafterwardAshehasbeenmostremarkableinhiscareer，andwasunquestionablythegreatestmaninallthatcountry，ashortsketchofhislifemayproveinterestingtothereader。
Sebituanewasaboutforty-fiveyearsofage；ofatallandwiryform，anoliveorcoffee-and-milkcolor，andslightlybald；inmannercoolandcollected，andmorefrankinhisanswersthananyotherchiefIevermetHewasthegreatestwarrioreverheardofbeyondthecolony；